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Uncertain

Covid-19 has affected my Mental health. As I’m sure it has everyone else’s. I’ve had a rough go this last month. It’s come in phases of course. First knowing the disease hit the United States, a shock. I guess I thought we were impenetrable? Not likely, but reality hit. We read about hundreds of peopleContinue reading “Uncertain”

What is a Brain-Break?

brain-breaks are essential to help learn patience, keeping clam, and even soothing our minds

Bag of Tricks

With having depression or any mental illness it becomes vital to have a few tools that can be easily accessed to help in times of chaos. What some people don’t understand about mental illness is that even if you choose to take medication, you aren’t healed. Medication, most often than not, helps with the symptomsContinue reading “Bag of Tricks”

Shake Up Your Life

How to change your own perspective: Depression has stigmas in society. Yes, we’re trying to change them, but they are there. Instead of letting those stigmas affect you, start thinking of how your situation has benefitted you and those around you. It’s easy to see all the negativity with depression. It is a hard illnessContinue reading “Shake Up Your Life”

Motherhood and Mental Illness

Be yourself; Everyone else is already taken. — Oscar Wilde. Life is hard. Add children to the deck and the chances of that life getting easier is lowered, but add mental illness and the odds are your hand is not going to win you the deluxe simple life you’ve been known to day dream about. Continue reading “Motherhood and Mental Illness”

Traffic Cones & Mortification

Driving kids to school can be stressful, but when you run over the school’s cones and have the police officer directing traffic shame you, it really brings that stress level to a plummeting despair. No joke, my husband calls me Cruella Deville. It’s not because I’m a bad driver; it’s because when we dated IContinue reading “Traffic Cones & Mortification”